Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Tertiary hyperparathyroidism (THPT) is not uncommon in patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism after successful renal transplantation. It occurs up to 25% of these patients one year after transplantation despite renal function improvement. It can be developed due to the autonomous function of at least one parathyroid gland and leads to overproduction of parathyroid hormone (PTH). Tertiary hyperparathyroidism mostly reveals diffuse or nodular pattern of chief ...